Turkey-US clash prompts worries of EU collateral damage

United Kingdom

The Financial Times led with coverage of Turkey’s financial spiral as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan intensifies his stand-off with the U.S. “Investors fear fallout across Europe,” the paper noted. The Guardian led with a story on train fares increasing by 3.5 percent even as Britain’s railways face complaints about timeliness and customer service. “The fare increases,” the paper explained, “will add hundreds of pounds to the cost of many season tickets.” The Daily Telegraph, meanwhile, focused on ex-Foreign Minister Boris Johnson calling for action to tackle the housing crisis.

Germany

Die Welt led with coverage of a meeting between the parliamentary leaders of the Greens and liberal FDP parties. Frankfurter Allgemeine also focused on the growing rift between Turkey and the U.S. “The Turkish president presents himself as a victim of an American and Jewish ‘interest lobby,'” the paper wrote. “Thus he distracts from the real problem: his catastrophic economic policy.”

France

Le Monde led with an overview of an accelerating arms race between the U.S., Russia and China. The paper compared recent military advancements in the three countries, notably America’s announcement of its new “space force,” Russia’s possession of a weapon that moves 20 times faster than the speed of sound and China’s development of a missile that U.S. defenses apparently cannot intercept. Le Figaro highlighted the role of child soldiers fighting for Islamic State in Afghanistan, referring to them as “lion cubs of the Caliphate.”

Spain

El País led with coverage of the Aquarius migrant rescue ship, which is seeking a safe harbor in Europe for 141 asylum seekers, including 67 unaccompanied minors. The paper noted the Aquarius found itself in a “similar situation” as it was in in June, when Italy and Malta refused to allow it to dock at their ports, and Spain subsequently stepped in. El Mundo published an interview with the new imam of Ripoll, whose predecessor was the alleged mastermind behind the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. “How could no one have suspected an imam like [Abdelbaki] Es Satty,” Mohamed El Onsri asked.

Italy

La Repubblica also focused on the Aquarius. Il Messaggero led with comments by Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta on mental health in barracks, following the suicides of two soldiers in a fortnight.